A/N: Here you gooooo. I'm sorry about a long delay. I know it's my fault. But hey! A long chapter!

Chapter 5: Cora's Inquisitions with Regina

After leaving with goodbyes with Emma in the hospital, Regina hoped that she would see her again tomorrow. The blonde woman smiled and gave her an awkward hug then watched the brunette woman leaving her room. It left them in the silence for a while. Regina was glad that she spent her time with her student. No, it can't be a student. It's a friendship that they discovered. A friendship that will do for them in the process. The brunette woman smiled at herself while she was getting in her car and putting her purse away on the passenger seat then realized that she was feeling something between her affection and comfort toward Emma. It made her frowning and looking up at the hospital.

Several minutes later, her thoughts whipped her out, and she shook her head then buckled her and started her engine. She exhaled in the air and drove away from the hospital on her way to home, Westminster. She was lucky to have her lake house front and rented it every month as long she stayed for her teaching at Boston University. But unfortunately, she had to move out again to be closer to the campus within five minutes walk. She used to live in New York City loft with her son while she was in her graduate school including her parents who were in care to watch over her son. The brunette woman was on the highway and heard her phone ringing on her car. It was on the Bluetooth. Regina pushed the button on her steering wheel and answered.

"Hello?"

"Hi!" Henry responded. The brunette woman chuckled and paid attention on the road deeply. The brunette man laughed and waited for his mother's answer. Regina sighed and spoke lightly.

"What are you doing to call me while I'm driving on the way to home?"

"Oh, I thought you already were there with Emma?"

"Right, thank you for reminding me. What the hell did you tell your grandmother!?" The brunette woman angrily whipped it out with her harsh tone until she heard her mother in the background yelling at her son. She rolled her eyes and leaned back on her leather seat while she was gripping her right hand on the top of the steering wheel, and her left hand was roaming her brunette locks. Her left elbow was resting on the arm of the door with the window closed.

"Sorry? Grams kept annoying me out. Shush Grams! I was talking to Mom on the phone!" Henry yelled back at his grandmother while he was pulling his cell phone away from his ear. The brunette woman chuckled and knew that she loved both of them in her life. She was lucky to have them since she was growing up with caring and devotion of love. Regina smiled at her memories in New York City with her parents when she was young and spoke lightly. While she was paying attention to the EXIT signs and made a right turn on the way to enter another lane ahead by the car.

"Stop yelling at your grandmother. So, what's going on there?"

"Grams was making dinner. It's your favorite Italian dish. It's the famous lasagna with red peppers flakes." The brunette man spoke lightly.

"Great! I'm starving." Regina moaned and said.

"Hurry up, get home." Henry half-shouted. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and paid attention to the road then replied back.

"In 30 minutes. Now, I'm making a left turn right away."

"Good to hear that you are arriving home soon, dear," Cora spoke up. Regina was surprised that her mother picked up the phone from Henry and wondered where he was going but heard the yelling from her son. It made her laugh and snort at the same time. The oldest woman groaned and glared at her grandson who was angrily at her. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and continued.

"Aren't you handling that sweet boy to take his phone out of his hand away?"

"Oh dear, I'm not making any excuses, and I'm taking his phone away because he won't let me talk with you about the Emma Swan."

"Mother! Did you remember that you made a promise that you won't meddle in my love life? So what happened to that one?"

"Hey! Mom is right, and you better not meddle away with her." Henry told his grandmother while Regina was listening to their conversation on the speakerphone and Cora rolled her eyes then replied.

"Dear, you know that I'm getting old. Let me have this one quickly. Just for one time."

"You better be not." The brunette man glared at her and spoke in a harsh tone. The oldest woman gasped at her grandson's words and continued.

"Oh, is that the challenge, my grandson?"

"Hell no!" He said while his grandpa was laughing at them. Both of them were glaring at him, and Regina chuckled along while she was finally arriving at her street after fifteen minutes of hearing her family yelling at each other. Mr. Mills went silent after taking the harsh glares from his family and decided to walk out to the living room for a while. Cora was satisfied that she sent him away and resumed arguing with her grandson.

"Hello? Is anyone talking to me?" Regina mused while looking out at the window to take a view of the lake. She was stopping at the red light and waited for the green light then looked away at the front window. Henry didn't realize that his mom was still on the phone and spoke lightly.

"Sorry, mom. We're arguing about the meddling through your love life."

"Oh yes dear! We've been arguing for almost 30 minutes!"

"Shush, Grams!" He yelled back. The oldest woman glared at him with a scowl. It made him feel creepy. Regina rolled her eyes and drove away to arrive at her driveway and saw the blue Mustang car then immediately knew that it was Henry's new car and ended up the call. The brunette woman finally gathered her things and got out in the car then locked it up and strode to the front door.

It was snapping open after Regina's father appeared in the doorway with a sinister smile. Regina arched her eyebrow at him and heard the arguing in the kitchen then hugged him and spoke lightly.

"What have you gotten in your sleeve?"

"I've been planning along to get them shutting up and want in?" Mr. Mills grinned and spoke in a revenge tone. The brunette woman narrowed her eyes and asked.

"What's the plan?"

"Get them out of here and camp outside for two nights." The oldest man just spoke up while he was figuring it out in his head.

"Oh Daddy, you got the good one. I'm in." Regina slowly grinned mischievously and responded. Mr. Mills clapped with a reply in an excited tone.

"Ready?"

"As always." The brunette woman smirked at him and put her things away in the office while they walked toward the kitchen to see Cora and Henry Jr. arguing. The brunette woman arched her eyebrow at her son who paused yelling at his grandmother and crossed her arms over her chest then spoke lightly.

"Henry Christopher Mills, will you stop arguing with your grandmother?"

"She started it!"

"Shush you. Both of you started it while I was driving home. No discussion at this time. You and your grandmother have fun camping outside tonight at the lake. No talking back to your grandfather or me. There will be no talking about this one. Is that clear?"

"What!?" Cora said while glaring at her daughter. Mr. Mills raised his eyebrows and continued.

"Sweetheart, you need that one because you just started to meddle through our daughter's love life with no interruptions."

"Henry Jr. started it!" The oldest woman shouted at her husband. Henry Jr. pouted with the puppy eyes at his brunette mother. Regina shook her head and replied quickly.

"Henry and Cora, get your ass out to prepare your camping now."

The brunette man frowned and looked away at his grandmother then walked away to the garage for getting the camping stuff. Cora winced at her daughter's voice and looked away at her husband who was shaking his head then sighed and walked away to her bedroom to get her clothes in the bag. It left Regina and Mr. Mills chuckling together and went to eat dinner together without Cora and Henry.

Until, the two of them appeared in the dining room and watched the brunette woman and the oldest man eating their dinner. It made them feel hungry. Regina beckoned them to eat it before they are sent away to the camping at the lake for a night. Mr. Mills grinned at his wife who was pausing to eat her lasagna. Henry exhaled in the air and spoke lightly.

"Mom, I'm sorry about telling Grams on your back. Will you forgive me?"

"Apology Denied." The brunette woman retorted quickly.

"What!?" He said while his grandfather arched his eyebrow at him, and the brunette man went silent with a nod. Cora went into sympathy for her grandson and continued.

"Regina, do you think that Henry apologize enough?"

"Of course not, he needed to learn a lesson as well you are too."

"Well, I'm not meddling in your love life, did I?"

"You are on the side with Henry Jr." Mr. Mills responded while looking at his wife. The oldest woman glared at him and scowled. Regina rolled her eyes and spoke lightly.

"Now, you have a lot of questions about Emma Swan, I presume. You better not meddle it again with me twice."

"Yes dear, I do. So, based on Henry Jr.'s talking, you seemed to be attracted to her?"

"Oh yes! She is!" Henry replied while his brunette mother glared him with a scowl. Mr. Mills threw his hands in the air and focused on his appetite. Cora widened her eyes and went dumbfounded then stuttered her words.

"Tell me about it."

"No." Regina quickly mused with an angry face. The brunette man frowned and continued.

"Mom, it's ok to tell Grams."

"No." The brunette woman said with a finality. Cora sighed and asked again with her curiosity.

"What does she look like?"

"A blonde woman has the emerald eyes and a beautiful body. She's 27 and a graduate student in Mom's class for Criminal Justice. Also, she is caring, sweet and friendly. I wish you both meet her today with us. I am sure that you would love her immediately as she's wrapped in your fingers." Henry spoke with a smile. Regina widened her eyes at him while she was glaring at him. The Mills elders raised their eyebrows at their daughter with a surprise. Until, Mr. Mills reached his hand to touch on his daughter's hand with a gentle caress and spoke lightly.

"A blonde woman. I'm not surprised that you have a type for the blondes."

"Oh shush you." Cora threw a napkin ball at her husband and shook her head. The brunette man gave a small smile at his brunette mother who was glaring at him. Regina sighed and looked away at her parents then spoke lightly.

"Emma is my student for Cybersecurity class. She's incredible in assigning on the dissection on the FBI's Cybersecurity. I'm impressed with her analytic ideas based on the security that FBI invested for the safety of their citizens. She's the youngest one in all of my classes. Yes, she is 27 and living in Boston for nine years since she was 18."

"Yeah!" Henry smiled. The brunette woman looked down at her dish and thought about the blonde woman's stories with her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Stables. She couldn't believe that they knew him from their childhood. The oldest woman looked at her daughter with a concerned look and spoke lightly.

"Something's bothering you?"

"Yes, mom. It is." Henry nodded with a response.

"Tell us?" Cora asked.

"Emma knew one of mine the long time ago." The brunette woman spoke in the amused tone.

"Who?" Mr. Mills and Henry said in unison. Cora looked away at the men and smiled at them then looked away at the brunette woman who was sitting across from her. Regina exhaled in the air and felt nauseous while speaking of her memories with the man who was her once lover.

"It was Daniel Stables. Emma knew him when she was in New York."

"What!?" Cora yelled. The men winced at the oldest woman's voice. The brunette woman squirmed under her mother's harsh tone and shifted her sitting position. The brunette man looked away at his brunette mother and spoke in a concerned tone.

"Grams, I think that it's time for us to get in the camping and let Mom have her rest since she arrived home."

"Yes sweetheart, I agree with Henry Jr. Let's go." Mr. Mills said while looking away at her beautiful daughter who was still in the deep thoughts about Daniel. Cora went into a motherly look and nodded at the men then got up and walked away. Regina looked up at her father and mouthed, 'thank you.' The oldest man smiled at her and winked. Henry got up and helped his mom to get to her bedroom then kissed her on her cheek and left the bedroom. Mr. Mills shooed his wife and grandson to the backyard then waved his hand slightly with a smile.

Cora and Henry rolled their eyes and walked away to the campground near the lake. They were there before in the summer time when Regina was off on the summer break before she went to Boston University as a professor. They were happy that they have a lake house for a while. The brunette man went to set up in the tent and hammered a nail to hold the strings. The oldest woman checked on the stuff that they need for a night to sleep outside with her grandson. Most of the time, she was glad that she has her bond to share a camping experience when she was a little girl with her family the long time ago.

It left Henry to work up through his hands with the tent supplies and finished in an hour. They decided to take their break while they lay down on the sand and watched the moonlight reflecting through the lake. Cora looked away at her grandson and spoke lightly.

"Henry, I'm sorry about meddling through Regina's love life. I know that it's not right to do that in front of her. I think that we hurt her enough."

"I conceded. I'm sorry about arguing with you constantly. So, forgive me?" The brunette man confirmed with his soft look.

"Yes dear, apology accepted. Tell me about Emma." Cora raised her eyebrows and asked with curiosity.

"Oh, I think that you need to meet her properly." Henry scrunched his nose and murmured.

"I would like that. Will Regina let me see Emma without her?" The oldest woman smiled and tried to bribe her grandson to get Regina to meet Emma then spoke in a grandmotherly tone but innocently enough.

"I wouldn't let you do that. Let Regina do it before she introduce you." The brunette man spoke in a teasing voice.

"All right," Cora replied. Henry was satisfied with his grandmother's answer and nodded then looked away at the stars in the night sky then spoke lightly.

"How come did you know my dad?"

The oldest woman froze at her grandson's question and looked away at him for a moment. She knew that Henry didn't see his father since he was born in 20 years ago. Cora gulped and carefully went with her words to not get angry with that man who left her daughter for nothing.

"Daniel was a shrewd man when it came to your mother. Most of the time, I dislike your father at all. Your grandfather knew about this one, to be honest with you. Your mom and Daniel were the high school sweethearts while they were seniors. So, they were together for five years. They've been inseparable in the same college in New York. But in the end, Regina found out that Daniel was sacking with an 18 years old girl and told him that she's pregnant with you. Guess what?"

"What?" The brunette man asked.

"He didn't believe her and dumped her then left with an 18 years old. Regina broke down and went to us for explaining everything about Daniel and her pregnancy. We went to support her decision as well, and we decided to take her in our care. So, from now on, we didn't hear from him since that day." The oldest woman sighed and explained right away with her thoughts of Daniel.

"Why didn't he believe her?" Henry asked as he furrowed his brows. Cora pressed her lips as she thought of that question as well. The oldest woman looked away at the night sky and wondered how Regina reacted to that question, but she admitted that she didn't like Daniel at all. She sighed and spoke lightly.

"I think that it would go directly to your mom. I'm sure that she has answers for you to ask the questions."

"Perhaps." Henry shrugged and retorted quickly.

"Why did you get curious about your father beside our hatred for him?" The oldest woman softened her looks at her grandson and murmured.

"Because I grew up with no father figure beside Grandpa, of course." The brunette man looked away at her and continued.

"I understood that but still… Why?" Cora tilted her head and inquired with curiosity.

"Ok, the truth is that I look at the children who have the father who cares about their life and cherish them. Every time, I pass through on the street, and I look away at the children who played the sports like baseball with their father. I just want that kind of bond between a father and a child. You know what I mean?" Henry said with a frown.

"Yes dear, Grandpa taught you how to play like that, did he?" The oldest woman asked.

"Yeah, but as a father figure, no." The brunette man mused while he was watching the moonlight reflecting on the lake.

"Well, some of them have no parents in their life. They grew up with a mother or father who lived with them. So, it is part of the life that we have to face the struggles every day. But you are lucky because you have your mom and grandparents who love you unconditionally." The oldest woman confirmed with a grandmotherly tone.

Henry nodded with a small smile but disappointed in his father's life. He looked up at the night sky for a while. Cora stared at him and caressed her touch on the brunette man's hair then put her hand away and spoke lightly.

"I think that I'm going to bed. Good night dear. I love you."

"I love you Grams and thank you for telling me about my father," Henry said.

"No problem, dear. Don't let the bedbugs bite you." Cora smiled and replied. The brunette man chuckled and responded with a smile.

"You too, good night."

The oldest woman smiled and got up with a nod then left to the tent. Henry looked away at her for a while until she finally came into the tent and looked away at the shadow figure in the house. He knew it was his mother listening to their conversation and smiled at her until he got up and walked back to his tent. The shadow figure disappeared after the lights went off in the house.

In the morning, Regina woke up with a bang in the kitchen and shot up in the bed after hearing the noise. She groaned and realized that she had to be up for few hours with her family. Her father knocked on her bedroom door and acknowledged his presence.

"Good morning, Mi Hija!"

"Hello, Papi!" Regina shouted in her bedroom, and it made him chuckle. The brunette woman scowled at the rising sun on the window and got up to get dressed. The oldest man strode away to the downstairs to meet his grandson and wife in the backyard. It left the brunette woman to get ready for several minutes to finish her touches. She was satisfied with her comfortable wear. Regina wore the blue jeans with a purple blouse and black converses shoes. She smiled at herself and left her bedroom to meet her family in the dining room. It ended up in the backyard to see them standing outside the camping.

Henry spotted his mother walking from the back door and lit up at seeing the brunette woman's smile. Cora arched her eyebrow while she stretched her limbs and Mr. Mills walked to the lake pier and took a fishing pole to catch some fish. Regina walked to them with a smile. The brunette man made a beeline hugging his mom, and she hugged him back then released their hold and left to find his grandfather at the pier. The oldest woman smiled at her daughter and opened her arms. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and leaned to embrace her with a tight hug.

Cora smiled at herself and exhaled in the air while she was still holding Regina in her arms. The brunette woman felt comfortable in her mother's arms and watched the men on the pier fishing for the fishes in the lake. They didn't release their hold until the oldest woman spoke lightly.

"Henry talked about his father. I was paralyzed to tell him about Daniel. I knew that you didn't want him to know about his father. But, he seemed disappointed in his father, and I felt sad because he had no father figure in his life."

"What about Daddy?" Regina quipped.

"He is part of his life as a grandfather figure but not as a father figure." The oldest woman shrugged and knew that she was unladylike then replied.

"Did Henry feel that way?" The brunette woman asked.

"Yes dear, I told him that he had to ask you some questions about Daniel. I am not in that position to say him everything about him." Cora continued with her sighs of relief.

"It's fine. Let him ask me about him. But I know that it is hard to know that his father died." Regina shrugged and spoke lightly.

"Wait a minute? Daniel died?" The oldest woman was surprised and stuttered her words.

"Yes, long time ago. I think that I have to get Emma to tell you a story because she was friends with him for few years." The brunette woman mused while holding her mother tightly.

"Oh, Henry told me that you have to introduce me first to Emma, and I would like to see her when I come with you to visit her at the hospital. If it is fine with you?" The oldest woman quipped with her curiosity.

"I have to ask Emma about it." The brunette woman said with a smile.

"Tell me about her little," Cora asked.

"No," Regina confirmed.

They released their hold after finding out that the men walked back to them on the campground in the backyard. Henry smiled at the ladies and spoke lightly. Mr. Mills was fixing the hook on the fishing pole while he was sitting on the camping chair. Regina looked up at her son with gratitude and listened to him.

"We caught the fish, but Grandpa let him go."

"Him?" Cora asked. The oldest man shrugged and focused on the hook. The brunette man rolled his eyes, and Regina chuckled then continued.

"Henry, did you have a good time last night with your grandmother?"

"Yeah, we had a talk and beautiful view on a starry night."

"Good to hear it," Mr. Mills answered. Henry nodded and sat down beside his mother who was ruffling his hair little. Cora smiled at them and looked away at her husband who was struggling with the hook. It left the brunette woman with her thoughts about Emma and spoke lightly.

"I think that I am going to visit Emma today to see how she is doing."

"Oh, tell her that I said hi." Henry responded. Regina nodded and got up to stretch her limbs then turned away to enter her house. Cora watched her daughter and spoke lightly.

"She was drifting away for few minutes when I called her while we held each other."

"How come?" The oldest man asked with his knitted brows. The brunette man stared at his mother's back and looked away at his grandmother then continued.

"I think that she felt something that she needed to be there for Emma. I assumed."

"Perhaps, you are right." The oldest woman mused while nodding at her grandson and looked away at her daughter's body disappearing in the house. They heard the car driving away from the house and went to relax for a while.

Meanwhile, Regina was in the car, driving away to Boston and had her thoughts about her mother's questions on Daniel. She wanted to know what happened to Daniel exactly, but she knew that Emma told her that he died in a fire accident. The brunette woman suspected about the fire accident, and she was sure that it was not an accident. It left her in some thoughts that she wanted to ask the blonde woman, but it was not a time to do that. She just wanted to see her and spend time with her for a while. For one thing, she knew that Emma would be there on Graduate School Event for Criminal Justice on the short terms and go back to the hospital for more tests.

Regina bit her lip and went worried about her student's health progress then knew that Emma need some company. She smiled at herself that she suggested that she would go see her in her hospital room today. She realized that she already arrived at the hospital parking lot few minutes ago and went out from her car. The brunette woman walked to enter the building and signed her name on the list to visit Emma. She finally finished her signature and left to find Emma's room.

In few minutes later, Regina paused walking and saw the doctors overcrowding in the hospital room. She wondered what happened to that room and narrowed her eyes at the room number, 108. She froze and knew that it was Emma's room. The brunette woman walked quickly to reach the nurses who crowded with the doctors. Regina finally tapped on the nurse shoulder and spoke lightly.

"What happened to Emma?"

"The patient went into a seizure. It caused by the nervous system side effects from chemotherapy." The nurse looked away at the room 108 and spoke in a patient tone.

"Is she ok?" The brunette woman fidgeted with her purse's strap and continued.

"I didn't think so. Hold on." The nurse looked away at her and went with her response.

"Ok." Regina nodded and felt someone's hand touching her then looked away at another nurse who was smiling at her. The brunette woman was leading away to the waiting room and sat down while she was watching the doctors and the nurses get Emma back.

In few hours later, the physicians and nurses left the room. Regina went relieved when she saw Dr. Lucas walking toward her. She stood up and met her in halfway. The oldest woman smiled at her and waved her hand lightly. The brunette woman smiled back and spoke softly.

"What is the condition?"

"Oh, Emma is fine now. She just got a seizure and it caused by the chemotherapy. I think that her nervous system rejected it for a while, but she is stable for now."

"Good. I was worried." The brunette woman was relieved of her thoughts and said.

"That's fine. You can see her now. She is awake." The nurse replied. Regina nodded and spoke lightly.

"Ok. Thank you for everything."

"No problem. I'm glad that you are there for her. I know her for few years, and she had no family and friends in her life. But I'm happy that you care about her." The nurse smiled at her response.

"Of course. That's what the friends are for." The brunette woman smiled and shrugged with a reply.

They smiled, and it left them in the silence. Regina looked away at the room 108 and walked toward the room. Dr. Lucas watched her with a smile and left to take care of other patients.

The brunette woman knocked on the door and entered to see Emma laying on the bed. She smiled at her. The blonde woman looked away from the window to the door then went surprised that Regina came to see her. The brunette woman closed the door and walked to the chair then sat down beside the bed. Emma looked at her for a while and spoke lightly.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm coming to see you today." Regina shrugged and spoke in a cheerful tone.

"Oh, thanks." The blonde woman smiled at her and said.

"By the way, Henry said hi." The brunette woman smirked and replied back.

"Tell him that I said hi too." Emma lit up at Henry's name and murmured with a cheerful tone.

"Good. How are you feeling today?" Regina smiled and mused.

"Lousy. Seizure." The blonde woman shook her head and continued with a frown.

"I know, Dr. Lucas told me." I'm relieved that you are okay." The brunette woman went frowning and caressed her touches on the blonde woman's hand then retorted.

"Yeah. So what are you doing?" Emma nodded and asked. Regina narrowed her eyes and continued with a teasing voice. It made the blonde woman chuckle.

"I'm making a conversation with you."

"Oh." Emma waggled her eyebrows and muttered.

"Yes, dear. Thirsty?" Regina inquired with sarcasm.

"No. I'm okay. You are supposed to work today." Emma shook her head and spoke lightly.

"No dear, I'm not working today because it's a Pre-Homecoming Weekend." The brunette woman laughed and went with her smooth response then winked.

"Right. I forgot about it. Tomorrow is the Graduate School Event for CJ." The blonde woman rolled her eyes at Regina's teasing voice and went with her reply.

"Shit. I forgot about that one. I was supposed to be planning today with the board. Luckily for me, I have other staffs that are hosting with me. They will email me anyway." Regina widened her eyes and realized that she had a meeting today then spoke in the amused tone.

"Lucky you." Emma scrunched her nose and spoke lightly. The brunette woman laughed and replied.

"Yes, dear."

They smiled at each other and made a conversation about Emma's day from yesterday after Regina left. Dr. Lucas came to check on her and asked some questions on the health progress then nodded with satisfied results and left the ladies alone in the room. Emma asked the brunette woman to help her to the bathroom, and she was happy that Regina was there for her.

For Regina, she was glad that she stayed because of Emma. She spent her time to make the conversation interesting between them. She knew that she did the right thing to see her today. The brunette woman enjoyed the blonde woman's presence for a while and felt her phone ringing. She smiled at her and went to answer her cell then found out that it was Henry.

"Hello, Henry."

"Hi. We are here." The brunette man spoke lightly while he was glaring at his grandmother who was itching to knock on the door.

"What? Where are you?" The brunette woman was confused and asked.

"We are here outside the room." Henry rolled his eyes and said.

"Who are we?" Regina quipped with curiosity.

"Grandparents and I. So, can we come in?" He sighed and continued.

"Ummm…" Regina looked away at the blonde woman who was looking at her. She turned and went to open the door. It revealed three people who were smiling sheepishly. Emma laughed at them and looked away at the shocking brunette woman. They ended the call and stared at each other.

"Hello, I'm Cora Mills, and I'm a mother of Regina Mills. It's finally meeting you, Emma Swan."

"Hi. How did you know my name?" The blonde woman asked while she was knitting her brows.

"Of course, my grandson told me about you. It's in a good way." The oldest woman rolled her eyes and pointed over at her grandson with a reply.

"Oh." Emma responded and looked away at the blushing brunette woman. Henry elbowed her to see the blonde lady. Mr. Mills grinned and went to introduce himself.

"My name is Henry Mills, a father of Regina Mills and grandpa of Henry Mills Jr."

"Nice meeting you, Mr. Mills." The blonde woman nodded at him and spoke lightly.

"You too." The oldest man lit up and replied back.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Emma, too." Cora responded. Regina glared at her son and growled. Henry rolled his eyes and waved his dismissal hand at her then spoke lightly.

"Emma, how are you feeling today?"

"Feeling lousy." The blonde woman shook her head and replied with a frown.

"What happened?" The brunette man felt sad and asked.

"Seizure this morning." Emma sighed and retorted quickly.

"Oh my god. Is everything ok?" The oldest woman asked. Emma nodded and spoke lightly.

"Everything is ok. Thank you for asking."

"Wait a minute? Why are you in the oncology department?" Mr. Mills asked.

"Well, I'm a breast cancer patient. I was supposed to release today." Emma spoke lightly while smiling at him.

"I'm sorry to hear it, dear," Cora said. The blonde woman waved her hand to dismiss the compliment. Regina and Henry raised their eyebrows at her. Mr. Mills tilted his head and spoke lightly.

"How long did you have breast cancer?"

"Since I was 24." The blonde woman said.

"Wow, it's been a long time." The oldest woman responded with a concerned tone.

"This time was my third time." The blonde woman replied quickly with no assumption. The brunette woman looked down at the ground and knew that story was a sad one. Henry was aware that it was her third time and went with his curiosity to figure it how Emma came up with breast cancer when she was 24. Cora went sympathy for Emma's life and spoke in a motherly tone.

"Hope you feel better."

"Oh mother, she is not that sick." Regina half-shouted at her mother with a glare.

"She is fighting for her life with breast cancer!" The oldest woman argued back. Mr. Mills looked at his wife with his raised eyebrows. Regina narrowed her eyes at her mother and felt a hand on her left-hand squeeze it. The brunette woman looked away at Emma and found her beautiful smile. She felt butterflies in her stomach when she saw the dazzling smile of the blonde lady. Henry looked at the ladies and shook his head then spoke lightly in direct to Emma.

"How long did you stay here?"

"I stayed here for almost a week with crazy tests." The blonde woman rolled her eyes and murmured.

"Oh. I just wondered." He shrugged and continued.

"Stop asking her too much," Regina replied while she was staring at her son. Emma chuckled. Cora thought of Daniel and stuttered her words while Mr. Mills slowly looked away at his wife with his curiosity. The brunette woman froze after hearing her mother's voice. Henry went dumbfounded.

"Miss Swan, how much did you know about Daniel Stables?"

"Um." Emma was not sure and looked away at Regina with a concerned look. The oldest man knew that it was all about Daniel Stables. He rolled his eyes and went to sit down on the chair. The brunette man gulped and knew what his grandmother tried to do with the blonde woman then went to sit down beside his grandfather. The blonde woman was not sure about telling a story on Daniel Stables and knew that Regina had a sensitive topic about her ex-boyfriend.

"Enlighten me, dear." The oldest woman asked. The blonde woman gulped and nodded then continued telling a story. Others listened except Regina, who was in her thoughts about her ex-boyfriend. For several minutes, Emma exhaled in the air and explained right away.

"Daniel Stables once saved me from drowning in the river back in New York City. He was my friend for few years since I escaped from Chicago. We've been good friends and hung out for a while until, I finally moved out to Boston when I was 18, and I heard the news about him. He died in the fire accident after saving three children in the apartment. The apartment was in the arson, and he died in there. They searched for his body, and it was burned."

"He died in the fire?" Henry replied with a shocking look. Regina went frowning. Cora was surprised that Daniel died after saving three children. Mr. Mills narrowed his eyes. Emma retorted quickly.

"Yes."

"That's an explanation we didn't hear from him for the long time." The oldest woman spoke in an amused tone. Regina was wondering how Daniel lived in New York after their breakup and stuttered her words. It made Henry and Mr. Mills to be curious.

"What about Daniel's girlfriend that I told you not long time ago?"

"Oh, you meant, Elizabeth Gordon?"

"Who is that?" Mr. Mills asked. Others looked at him with a straight face except Emma, who was rolling her eyes and explained right away.

"Elizabeth was an 18 years old girl who sacked with your ex-boyfriend. And, no she dumped him because she found out that he was having a relationship with you. For your thoughts, yes I knew her because she was my foster sister. Also, to your other worries about Daniel's love life, he has been through difficult times and he was married to a man. His name was Ben La Rocco, an Italian Photographer for the weddings. They were together for six years and had children. Ben had two daughters from his previous marriage. So, we hung out with them often for a while since Daniel became the police, officer. Any questions?"

Everyone was shocked by the revelations of Daniel Stables and his partner in the same-sex marriage. Cora couldn't find any words to speak up about them. Mr. Mills widened his eyes about finding out that Daniel was gay. Henry raised his eyebrows when he discovered that he had a gay father. Except Regina, her thoughts were reeling around in her head and felt dizzy afterward. Emma was concerned about the brunette woman's look and spoke lightly.

"Regina, are you ok?"

"I think that I need to sit down." The brunette woman replied and went to sit down then gazed away at the blonde woman and wondered how Emma knew Daniel well, but it was confirmed that they've been friends for the long time ago. Until, Mr. Mills scratched his head and asked in curiosity.

"Did you know that Daniel and his family well?"

"Very well since I was 18 years old. Their daughters are currently in New York University, studying acting and photographer and their father is working in the gallery in downtown Manhattan. I always visit them occasionally when I get off from school break. Also, I'm their daughters' godmother, and that's why I knew them for the long time."

"Godmother of my father's daughters?" Henry stuttered the words and the blonde woman winced at a thought but didn't know that Henry had no clues about his father and felt sorry for him. Emma nodded at the confirmation and retorted.

"Yes, that meant you have step-sisters and I have a godson is you?"

"That's fucked up, dear," Cora spoke lightly, and Regina widened her eyes then hyperventilating at her panicked state. Others looked away at her, and Emma sat up then tried to reach the brunette woman's hand to caress with a gentle tone.

"Breathe In and Out. Take a deep breath as you can." The brunette woman nodded violently and did her breaths into a thick one. The oldest man looked away at his wife who was worried. Henry was crouching down and rubbed on his mother's knees lightly. Regina finally got her breath back to normal and spoke carefully.

"I didn't know that Daniel and Ben asked you to be a godmother to their daughters. But I think that it's weird because Daniel was my son's father therefore they've been step-siblings and your godchildren."

"Yeah, it's messed up the family tree," Henry replied. Cora nodded to agree with him. Mr. Mills understood the family tree and spoke lightly.

"Don't take too serious in this one. If you and Regina got married by now, and your godchildren would be my grandchildren?"

"No, Henry have his step sisters and have two families. Ok, Henry have a father who was married to Ben and have daughters together. Daniel was his father but never married to Regina. Now, my goddaughters are Henry's step-sisters' period but not related to you at all because Daniel hasn't yet married to Regina. Also, Regina hasn't married to Ben too. Does it make sense?" Emma responded.

"What about you?" The oldest woman asked.

"I'm a godmother to Ben's children, but Daniel hasn't asked me about Henry to be my godson yet. It meant that I can't be his godmother even though he has my goddaughters as step-sisters."

"Understood." The oldest man said while nodding at her explanation. Henry was relieved that Emma was not his godmother and looking forward to seeing her as his mama. Soon. He thought of it and smiled at himself. Regina figured it out along with her parents and understood from Emma's point of view on the family tree.

"Emma, did you ask mom out on the date?" Others went shockingly at him, and Emma blushed while she was bowing her head down. Regina was horrified at her son's blurt about dating Emma and shouted, 'no!' The brunette man frowned at his mother's denied call on the date with the blonde woman.

It left the blonde woman to frown because she heard Regina saying 'no.' She wished that she is going out on the date with Regina Mills and wondered how they would get along through their first date. She tilted her head and wondered how Regina's parents react to that one. Emma sighed and looked up at the brunette man with 'sorry' look. Henry gave a small smile and nodded at her then decided to leave the room. Mr. Mills wondered how the brunette man got his idea to get his mom to date Emma and looked away at the ladies who were closer to each other then walked out of the room to find his grandson.

Cora was the last person who was analyzing on the brunette woman's face and found out that Emma had feelings for her then realized that the blonde woman like her daughter. The oldest woman rolled her eyes and spoke lightly.

"Why are you saying no to the date, dear?"

"Because Emma is a student in my class, and the policy said so."

"I don't care about the policy. To be honest with you." Emma said while she was not looking at the caramel eyes and fidgeted with her blanket. Cora softened her looks and felt sorry for the blonde woman to not get a chance with Regina then spoke lightly.

"I'm sorry, Emma. So, I think that I need to find them before something happens. Pleased to meet you."

"Likewise." The blonde woman nodded with a response. Cora smiled and continued.

"I hope I could see you again sometimes."

"Me too. Tell Mr. Mills too." The blonde woman nodded and mused. The oldest woman nodded and replied with a chuckle.

"Of course, dear. Take care of yourself and I'll pray for you."

"Thank you Mrs. Mills."

"Please call me Cora." The oldest woman waved her nonchalant wave and spoke lightly with a smirk. Emma smiled back and replied.

"Sure, Cora."

Cora smiled and left the room. It left Regina in there and wondered how it happened with Henry's question then looked away at the blonde woman. Hearing the blonde woman's voice, it made her feel a shiver on her spine.

"Professor Mills, I think that you have to go. I'm going to sleep. So thank you for coming and I would appreciate that if you don't come here more often. Please respect my wishes and see you tomorrow at the event."

Regina pressed her lips and felt hurt because Emma wanted her to get out of her room, and she sighed then nodded at her request. The brunette woman smiled and left the room to find her family outside the building. Mr. Mills was the first person to look away at her and found her crying. Henry looked away at his brunette mother and gave a glare at her then went inside the car. Cora was watching Regina walking to her husband's spot and felt sad because she knew that Regina said no on the date. She sighed and rolled her eyes then walked to get inside the car.

It left Regina and her father outside. The oldest man rubbed on his daughter's back and spoke lightly.

"Do you like Emma?"

"Yes." The brunette woman spoke lightly.

"Then why are you saying no to the date?" He raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Because she is my student. I can't date her on the school policy." Regina widened her eyes and confirmed again. Mr. Mills rolled his eyes and murmured.

"Don't care about the policy. It's all bullshit."

"Why are you caring about Emma?" She asked her father with curiosity. He laughed and spoke lightly.

"Because I like her, and she's a great person. I think that you both do great together to be a couple, to be honest with you."

"Do you think so?" Regina asked him again.

"Think so? Hell no. I know so." Mr. Mills responded and winked at her then kissed her forehead and went inside the driver's seat. They drove away from the hospital, and it left the brunette woman alone. Regina realized that she confirmed that she didn't want to say no to the date but regretted quickly. She sighed and walked to her car then got inside the car and drove away to Boston University to meet up with her staff for the event.

A/N: Next Chapter: Graduate School Event for Criminal Justice.

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